Bujar Nishani

Also known as Bujar Faik Nishani

Albanian politician (1966–2022)

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Bujar Nishani was an Albanian politician who served as the country's president from 2012 to 2022 before his death. He played a significant role in Albania's political leadership during a period of the country's development and European integration efforts.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Albania
Place of birth: Durrës
Place of death: Berlin
Occupation: jurist
Position held: President of Albania
Educated at: University of Tirana
Political party: Democratic Party of Albania
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: Albanian
Religion: Islam
Image: Bujar Nishani (03-10-2016).jpg
Number of children: 2

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date of birth: 1966-09-29
Commons category: Bujar Nishani
member of: Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
candidacy in election: 2005 Albanian parliamentary election
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date of death: 2022-05-28
name in native language: Bujar Nishani
manner of death: natural causes

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Bujar Faik Nishani ( Albanian pronunciation: [bujaɾ ni'ʃani]; 29 September 1966 – 28 May 2022) was an Albanian politician who served as President of Albania from 2012 to 2017.

Nishani was the youngest person to have been chosen as president of Albania, taking office at the age of 47. Before his election as president, Nishani held a number of governmental and diplomatic positions. Namely, he served as Minister of Internal Affairs from 2007 to 2009, and again between 2011 and 2012, as well as Minister of Justice from 2009 to 2011.

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